Media Resources
Christmas Truce featured on Democracy Now!
Press Release
Download the Press Release for the Christmas Truce in Ukraine here.
Combined Christmas Truce Video (Statement & Background 4 min)
Statement Video of Signatories (1 minute)
List of signatories in order of appearance in video.
Valarie Kaur, Sikh leader and author; Founder, Revolutionary Love Project
Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, Director, Kairos: The Center for Religions, Rights, & Social Justice; Co-Chair, Poor People’s Campaign
Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler, Senior Advisor, Fellowship of Reconciliation; Racial and economic justice advocate
Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos, Auxiliary Bishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Bhikshu Thích Chân Pháp Ấn, Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism
Dr. Zoharah Simmons, civil rights movement veteran, National Council of Elders
The Rev. Christopher Ney, pastor of Central Congregational Church (UCC) in Newburyport, MA. Co-Chair, FOR-USA National Council
Dr. James Zogby, President of the Arab American Institute & professor of religion
Ariel Gold, Executive Director, Fellowship of Reconciliation USA
Jodie Evans, co-founder of CODEPINK
Gus Newport, National Council of Elders
Bill McGarvey, Fellowship of Reconciliation USA, McG Media
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODEPINK
Rev. Janet Wolf, National Council of Elders
Susan H. Smith, FOR-USA
Christmas Truce Background and Context (3 min)
List of signatories in order of appearance in video.
Imam Johari Abdul-Malik National Board of Directors, The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
Ariel Gold, Executive Director, Fellowship of Reconciliation USA
Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, Director, Kairos: The Center for Religions, Rights, & Social Justice; Co-Chair, Poor People’s Campaign
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODEPINK
Valarie Kaur, Sikh leader and author; Founder, Revolutionary Love Project
Dr. Zoharah Simmons, civil rights movement veteran, National Council of Elders
Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler, Senior Advisor, Fellowship of Reconciliation; Racial and economic justice advocate
Jodie Evans, co-founder of CODEPINK
Rev. Janet Wolf, National Council of Elders
The Rev. Christopher Ney, pastor of Central Congregational Church (UCC) in Newburyport, MA. Co-Chair, FOR-USA National Council
Susan H. Smith, FOR-USA
Michelle Ellner, Latin America campaign coordinator of CODEPINK
Gus Newport, National Council of Elders
Bhikshu Thích Chân Pháp Ấn, Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism
Bella, CODEPINK
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Video Script
Script for religious leaders to add to the video statement.
We invite religious leaders or organizational/denominational leadership to add their voice to the Christmas Truce campaign by downloading the script here and videotaping their statement themselves. Please send your videos to us at video@forusa.org.
